(Tamiya) 1/12 Ducati 916 WHIF

[Ian M]

Wow! I can see why the man would not approve! A Duccratti desert assault bike......cool.

I think you will make it there's loads of time yet! I am assuming that the whole thing has been given the salt treatment. Either that or you have a serious lumpy paint problem.

Ian M

[Guest]

It's that new textured Tamiya acrylic, bugger to spray through a 0.3mm nozzle :lol:

Yes, it's salt, cleaned off today and been drying will get pics on soon.

[Centurion3RTR]

I'm liking this, it's a Desert "Rat" bike. Look forward to the rest of the build.

Have fun, John

[Guest]

Pics of paint after clearing salt off, this is done by running under water and attacking with a clean soft brush (after paint has dried obviously), I normally leave 48 hours but did this after not quite 24 and seems OK.

Will now be able to get onto some small detail bits and begin the assembly.

[Ian M]

That's worked rather well! The motor looks totally knackered! Nice one. The way the salt has leached into the paint on the swing arm is also very effective. I am so looking forward to see where you are going with this poor old gal!

Ian M

[Guest]

More progress, seem to not have had much time to work on this the last few days but just grabbed a few hours tonight.

Rear drive assembly, Detailing on drive chain, Engine with wash and exhausts completed and all assembled onto the frame.

Quite pleased with how this is going so far.

Also Carbon fibre timing belt covers fitted, (everythings entitled to a bit of bling)

[Ian M]

This is looking better and better every time I look in on it! Love the finish on the exhausts. I'm sure I have had a pair like that.....

This is an excellent study in neglect, I can see its not a wreck the shiny discs and the good springs give that away but as to what it will end with I have only vague ideas!

Ian M

[Guest]

Absolutely briliant. What I really like though is not so much the stunning perfect finishes you have achieved on things like the swinging arm and the exhausts but more the really subtle stuff like where you have applied the wash to the rear hub. This is what nakes this such a beautiful build and makes it stand out so brilliantly.

Can't wait for the next bit!

[Guest]

Thanks very much guys, I have to say i'm enjoying this build way more than the last few i've done, the biggest problem is I keep having these impromptu great ideas for additions and have to slap myself and tell myself to calm down before I get too carried away and end up with one of those epic neverending builds.

I have another 916 which I plan to present as Ducati intended at some point but i'm having so much fun with this.

I'm particularly pleased with the exhaust result and have Dr Cranky to thank for that particular one after his recent rusty car tutorial. Had a few exhausts like that myself too.

[Guest]

Coming along nicely, really like the chain and swing arm with that nice shiny disc for contrast.

[Guest]

Wee update, not had much time on this lately.

Some detailing, arrowed parts, 1,2 and 3 HT leads and scratch built ignition coils, (this is one of the more bare kits under the hood, not adding any extra but thought some nice red HT leads would look nice).

4 is the oil level window which just now needs 3/4 of oily looking stuff and a dab of Klear for the sight glass.

Last pic is the front discs, painted with Citadel but wasn't happy so have repainted in Humbrol steel, this is pre-buffing.

Have started on the front end, (not pictured yet), with fork and yokes chrome stripped and painted gold and aluminium respectively, then salted and overpainted in Nato black as per frame, (though I used sugar as we were out of fine table salt having only lumps of rock salt), in theory it should behave the same, will see how that looks once stripped

[Ian M]

Thats looking the dogs wotsits!

Now about that sugar. I hope that it dont go all sticky on you!

Ian M

[simontie]

looking sweet!!! like the neglected look very smart - ps remind me never to buy a bike from you LOL

simon

[Guest]

Update, the sugar worked OK, not as random as salt, it tends to form into a blob rather than a lump, bit too uniform.

Front end done and fitted.

Note the Carbon Fibre mudguard, to go with the carbon fibre timing belt covers, (and air intake covers yet to be fitted)

the discs though they don't come across well on the pics are in humbrol polished stainless metalcote and are very steel like and shiny in the flesh, with tamiya titanium gold centre and Citadel mithril silver to pick out the bobbins, (valve stems also), all the shiny bits like calipers etc will get an oil wash before completion to dull down the bling look, have brake lines and coolant hoses to add too.

Fork legs in revell enamel gold, Yokes, (triple trees to our colonial cousins), in Humbrol enamels metalcote polished aluminium and all salt (sugar) weathered with Tamiya Nato black overpainting

It's slowly getting there, don't know if i'll get the scratch built part on that I wanted but fingers crossed i'll manage to squeeze it in.

[Guest]

Nice to see a rolling chasis ,this is looking great Mike